The Tourist Attraction The Tourist Attraction

Publisher Description

Curl up with a quirky small-town Alaskan rom-com that'll leave you laughing over:

• A grumpy local and the sunny tourist who turns his world upside down
• A rogue moose who threatens to steal every scene
• A vacation you'll never forget
• And a sweet romance that doesn't need to scald the pages to burn its way into your heart

He had a strict "no tourists" policy…until she broke all of his rules.When Graham Barnett named his diner The Tourist Trap, he meant it as a joke. Now he's stuck slinging reindeer dogs to an endless parade of resort visitors who couldn't interest him less. Not even the sweet, enthusiastic tourist in the corner who blushes every time he looks her way…

Two weeks in Alaska isn't just the top item on Zoey Caldwell's bucket list. It's the whole bucket. One look at the mountain town of Moose Springs and she's smitten. But when an act of kindness brings Zoey into Graham's world, she may just find there's more to the grumpy local than meets the eye…and more to love in Moose Springs than just the Alaskan wilderness.

This story of Alaska marries together all the things you didn't realize you needed: a whirlwind vacation, a friendly moose, a grumpy diner owner, a quirky tourist, plenty of restaurant humor, and a happy ending that'll take you away from it all.

GENRE
Romance
RELEASED
2020
May 5
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
416
Pages
PUBLISHER
Sourcebooks
SELLER
Sourcebooks, Inc.
SIZE
2.2
MB

Customer Reviews

bibliophile498 ,

A Welcome Surprise!

I started The Tourist Attraction prepared to be disappointed. I knew the synopsis sounded cute, but I'd recently read The Simple Wild and Wild at Heart and I was afraid I'd be comparing it to two books that had completely swept me off my feet. But try as I might, I couldn't fight the grin that overtook my face within the first few pages. And I kept finding myself smiling and laughing out loud as I read the rest of this adorable book.

What I liked: Graham and Zoey are adorkable together. Their banter and chemistry is on point. I loved that Zoey was adventurous despite being quieter than her more confidant friend, Lana. Sometimes when our leading lady is the nerdy, quiet type, the author also makes her shy and timid. Not Zoey!

I loved the setting. I think I'm developing an Alaskan fixation with all the books I've been reading lately. Morgenthaler does a beautiful job of setting the scene and giving the reader memorable (and romantic) experiences.

I also loved the plot point of the town vs. the tourists. I love to travel, but I'm always thinking about how the locals must feel about strangers constantly rotating through the place they live and love. While tourism is sometimes necessary to keep money coming in, it often also means destroying some of what there is to love about a place. It's definitely a rock and hard place, and the author succeeds at showing a bit of both sides.

But what I love most about this book is the humor and heart. I laughed, smiled, and got misty-eyed, and that's the kind of escapism needed right now.

While I love this book and highly recommend it, a few things did bother me. I wanted more of Zoey's backstory. I kept waiting for it, thinking we're going to find out why Alaska has always been her dream destination, but we never get it. I also found myself confused by some of the dialogue--backtracking and rereading--but overall these small things weren't enough to kill my happy reading experience.

The Tourist Attraction is so much fun, and I can't wait to read the next installment.

I was provided an advance e-copy of this book from the publisher, Sourcebooks Casablanca, through Netgalley.

MowgliRenae ,

alaska is on the travel bucket list

this book makes me want to visit alaska in the non annoying tourist way ! small towns where the community is tightly knit (with tourists to help keep things moving) are so wonderful! starting the next book now !!

MLA_Z ,

Terrible, don’t start & definitely don’t finish

This book was awful. The main characters were very very dry and the “chemistry” that was supposed to be between them was one-sided AT BEST but more accurately described as nonexistent. There was not a single character I liked. The two mains were immature, the “best friend” was the worst friend and all others are wildly undeveloped. The romance writing is off. It’s Insta-love on one character’s side but supposed to be slow burn I think for the rest of the book but it just comes off as cringe and the “humor” falls flat. Nothing redeeming about it! I could not even get halfway through it and based on other reviews I’m not missing much.

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